De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 46
were used; andin many cases the colours retain their brilliancy to the pres-ent day. The walls of the temples and the columns were EGYPTIAN ART 11 usually covered with low reliefs or intaglios. The subjectsof these decorations related to the king who founded thetemple. He is depicted adoring the… … RESTORED FRONT OF AN EGYPTIAN TEMPLE WITHPYLONS AND GATEWAY instance, the king is being recognised by the gods. The mostcelebrated temple is the Great Temple at Karnak, and itscolumned or so-called hypostyle hall was one of the wondersof the world. The Temple of Denderah is in a more perfectstate…
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